Port Orange, FL Hurricane Preparedness: Storm Debris (2026)

Chapter 26, Article IV of the Port Orange City Code addresses everyday right-of-way debris: § 26-71 makes it unlawful for anyone to place or leave garbage, trash, debris or refuse next to the pavement or travel way of any street, alley or road outside the city's scheduled pickup times, and requires every property owner, lessee, tenant or occupant to keep both their property and the abutting 'parkage', the strip between the lot line and the paved street, including the area between a sidewalk and the street, free of it.

If debris sits out past the last scheduled pickup, the city or its contractor may collect it and bill the owner or occupant a per-cubic-yard rate set by council resolution, with a minimum charge of one cubic yard, billed to the utility account or separately, on top of any fine. Article V (§§ 26-91—26-96) governs disaster-generated debris after a declared emergency. Section 26-92 lets the city manager authorize removal of debris from private rights-of-way, under the authority of Fla. 36, when it poses an immediate threat to life, health or safety, based on 15 listed factors such as blocking emergency vehicles, blocking utility restoration, fire hazard, or harboring pests.

Section 26-93 requires residents putting out disaster debris for city pickup to stack it neatly with its leading edge inside the three-foot roadside shoulder on either side of the travel lane, sorted into five separate piles: putrescent debris and mixed household items, vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris, white goods, and hazardous household or electronic waste, and to keep it clear of power lines, water meters, fire hydrants, power poles, vehicles, mailboxes and fences. Anyone who piles non-disaster debris for removal must clear it within 24 hours of city notice or face a council-set fine plus removal costs.